The Department of Education (2012), reported that the University of Phoenix was the post-secondary institution with the highest enrollment in the nation at over 308,000 students. Serving this amount of students requires an extensive, dedicated team, behind the lines to maintain a reliable network. The University of Phoenix has surpassed the traditional standards of network systems and IT support as demonstrated by the numbers of students it serves.
The University of Phoenix uses a network that was built internally in order to serve its volume numbers (Pirani, 2003).
The school relies on trend analysis to predict future network and server capacity requirements (Pirani, 2003), Upgrades are routine.
The University maintains a bank of inbox servers to support over a quarter-million inboxes (Pirani, 2003).
The two ways in which students access information for their courses (web-based access & Microsoft Outlook express) back up each others information in case one fails.
References
University of Phoenix, Inc. (2012). Technology in the classroom. Retrieved from http://www.phoenix.edu/about_us/about_university_of_phoenix/technology_in_the_classroom.html
U.S. Department of Education. (2012). Fast Facts. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=74
Jenni Fletcher
University of Phoenix
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ReplyDeleteI am also a student at the University of Phoenix and have experienced some difficulties accessing their library on my computer. When I contacted technical support they told me that it was because some features of Safari (I have a MacBook) were not compatible with the site although the school's site states they are compatible with Safari. I would love to see them be able to work out any kinks they have when it comes to browser compatibility. I had to download another browser in order to research the library for my assignments.
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I too am a student at UoP and I have had very little issues with getting information from the library, as a matter they have a huge resource field, it can be overwhelming at times. Bettye T.
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